EMBL in Poland:  Connecting Communities, Advancing Discovery

Overview

All EMBL staff, alumni, and colleagues across our networks are warmly invited to EMBL in Poland, taking place on Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 September 2026 at the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences.
This free event offers opportunities to explore exciting scientific resources in Poland and at EMBL, while connecting with peers during dedicated networking sessions, coffee breaks, and evening drinks.

EMBL in… events are open to all life scientists. They aim to share EMBL’s latest developments with communities in our member and associate member states, and to highlight innovative research and resources available locally.
By bringing these communities together, we hope to foster dialogue, strengthen collaboration, and broaden access to the many opportunities offered by EMBL, its alumni, and its partners.

Programme

Speakers

Agnieszka Dobrzyń

Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology

Plamena Markova

EMBL Heidelberg

Chief International relationships

Monika Lachner

EMBL Heidelberg

Head of EICAT

Rainer Pepperkok

EMBL Heidelberg

Director of Scientific Core Facilities and Services

Aleksandra Kołodziejczyk

IIMCB

Junior Lab Leader

Wioleta Dudka

EMBL Heidelberg

Postdoctoral fellow at Structural and Computational Biology Unit

Eileen Furlong

EMBL

Head of Genome Biology Department

Adam Kłosin

Nencki Institute Of Experimental Biology

Laboratory of Spatial Epigenetics

Urszula McClurg

IMB Łódź

Head of Cell Cycle Regulation Laboratory

Szymon Świeżewski

Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Laboratory of Seeds Molecular Biology

Andrzej Dziembowski

IIMCB

Head of the Laboratory of RNA Biology

Wojciech Galej

EMBL Grenoble

Joanna Sułkowska

University of Warsaw

Paweł Łabaj

MCB Warsaw

Ewan Birney

EMBL

Interim Executive Director

Chairs

Leszek Kaczmarek

Nencki Institute

BRAINCITY President

Marta Miaczynska

IIMCB

Director of the Institute & Head of the Laboratory of Cell Biology

Aleksandra Pękowska

Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology

Head of the Dioscuri Center of Chromatin Biology and Epigenomics

Artur Jarmołowski

Adam Mickiewicz University

Bartek Wilczyński

University of Warsaw

Poster Session

We are pleased to offer an opportunity for life scientists from all career levels to present a poster at the event. The poster session will take place on Monday 7th September, 18:00-19:30hrs CET. Please see below for all relevant information. To submit your abstract or if you have any questions, please contact ……..

Poster abstract submission information:

Submission deadline: ………….

Information for Participants

Venue

Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology Polish Academy of Sciences
3 Pasteur Street, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland

How to get to Nencki Institute?

From the airport:

From “Lotnisko Chopina – Przyloty“ bus stop (Airport Chopin Arrivals) you might take a bus 175 (Pl. Piłsudskiego direction) or bus 188 (Gocławek Wschodni direction). Trip should take 16 minutes. Get off at “Szpital Banacha” bus stop at Żwirki i Wigury Street. From there it’s a 10-minute walk to the Institute.

You can buy a ticket from the ticket machine either at a bus stop or in a bus. Only card payments are accepted. A 20-minute ticket costs 3,40PLN.

From the train station:

You might take a bus 517 from “Dw. Centralny 02” bus stop (Ursus-Niedźwiadek direction) and get off at “Plac Narutowicza” bus stop at Grójecka Street. From there it is around 11-minute walk to the Institute.

You might also take a bus 175 (Lotnisko Chopina direction), 128 (Szczęśliwice direction) or 504 (Os. Kabaty direction) from “Dw. Centralny 02” bus stop and get off at “Pomnik Lotnika” bus stop. From there it is around 10-minute walk to the Institute.

By tram:

From the Central Train Station you might take a tram 9 from “Dw. Centralny 08” tram stop (P+R Al.Krakowska direction) and get off at “Och-Teatr” tram stop at Grójecka Street. From there it is less than a 5-minute walk to the Institute.

From the Central Train Station you can also take a trams 7, 25 and 33 from “Dw. Centralny 08” (no. 7 and 25) tram stop or from “Dw. Centralny 09” (no. 33) (Pl. Narutowicza direction) and get off at the last station. From there it is less than a 15-minute walk to the Institute (900m).

By taxi:

You might catch a taxi cab outside the terminal or central train station.

Taxi companies:

• Ele TAXI +48 22 811 11 11,
• Radio Taxi +48 22 19191,
• WAWA Taxi +48 22 333 4444;
• SAWA Taxi +48 22 644 44 44;
• Super Taxi +48 22 19 622.
  _{The cost of the ride from the airport to the Institute should be approximately 12 EUR (50 PLN). The ride should take 10-15 minutes.}
  

Parking

If you are arriving by car, be advised that there is only public parking on Pasteur Street.

Entry to campus

You will have to ring a bell at the gate and provide your name. As long as you are a registered participant, the institute’s security will let you enter.

If you have questions or need any further information, please do not hesitate alumni@embl.org

Suggested Accommodation (information liable to change.)

• Radisson Blu Sobieski Hotel ****
  Plac Artura Zawiszy 1, 02-025 Warsaw
  Distance from venue: 1,3 km
• ibis Warszawa Reduta ***
  Bitwy Warszawskiej 16, 02-366 Warsaw
  Distance from venue: 1,3 km
• ibis budget Warszawa Reduta **
  Bitwy Warszawskiej 16A, 02-366 Warsaw
  Distance from venue: 1,3 km
• Campanile Varsovie ***
  Towarowa 2, 00-811 Warsaw
  Distance from venue: 1,6 km
• Golden Tulip Warsaw Centre ****
  Towarowa 2, 00-811 Warsaw
  Distance from venue: 1,6 km
• Holiday Inn Express Warsaw – The Hub ***
  Rondo Ignacego Daszyńskiego 2a, 00-843 Warsaw
  Distance from venue: 2,1 km
• Novotel Warszawa Airport ****
  1 Sierpnia 1, 02-134 Warsaw
  Distance from venue: 2,8 km
• Sound Garden Hotel ***
  Żwirki i Wigury 18, 02-092 Warsaw
  Distance from venue: 2,9 km